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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 254

◈ 254. [STAGE 10] Full Moon Night

A few days later. Afternoon time past noon.

Standing on the castle wall, I swallowed dry saliva..

Finally, the day of Stage 10 came..

Normal defense battles are just as tense, but today is the boss stage. It's natural to feel more nervous..

‘It seems easier than I thought.’

It reminded me of the vampire army that appeared in Stage 5..

They were shitty bastards with terrible gimmicks and terrible strength..

The werewolf army is also formidable in terms of force alone, but it is true that the vampire army is a more terrible opponent..

Those bastards came back to life when they died.?

In addition, as a penalty for the invasion of the werewolf army in Stage 9, no dark event occurred..

According to Ader, several other penalties were imposed on the werewolf army..

Probably their specs are lower than the werewolf army I've faced in the game..

‘It's worth it.’

I looked around the castle walls..

Densely packed with various water-based weapons and artifacts, soldiers wearing good armor and good weapons, and dozens of hero characters ready for battle..

My confidence soared. I nodded in satisfaction..

“They are coming-!”

At that time, the scout shouted out loud. I lifted the telescope and looked at the southern plains..

thud! thud! thud!

Hundreds of werewolves appeared across the plain, stamping their feet and raising a cloud of dust..

I was shocked. It's coming at last, you monsters.!

[Enemy Information - STAGE 10]

- Lv.? ??? : 1 body

- Lv.45 White Werewolf: 4 bodies

- Lv.35 Gray Werewolf: 245 pieces

- Lv.30 Brown Werewolf: 450 pieces

the numbers are exactly 700.

I swallowed dryly and stretched my hand to the side..

Then the soldiers all mounted their cannons and ballistas and prepared to fire..

If they came any closer, I was planning to fill their mouths with crossfire, a specialty of our Crossroads..

however,

thud! thud! thud……!

The werewolves who had been advancing in formation suddenly stopped advancing..

It was exactly outside the range of our artillery. They stopped advancing and just kept walking in place..

Time passes quietly, raising a cloud of dust around the group of werewolves..

Our artillerymen broke into a cold sweat. I was so embarrassed that I just closed my eyes. What are they doing??

‘Could it be Nigawa’s tactics?……?’

‘What is ‘nigawa’?.

If you translate it, it means ‘you come’’.

It is a tactic of only keeping a check from a distance and waiting until the opponent lets down his defenses and attacks..

To fight on a battlefield that is more advantageous to oneself.

This can be said to be the stance I, as a player, always take in defense games..

Are you that good at fighting?! Follow me to the castle walls! It feels the same.

…… But now, on the contrary, those wolves have camped in the plain and are protesting, saying, 'If you want to kill us, lower your defenses and come out to the plain.'.

A normal monster corps would immediately attack the nearest human, but these are units directly under the command of the nightmare corps leader and are werewolves with high individual intelligence..

That's why something like this is possible.

‘What the heck, you're laughing.’

I laughed. Do you think I will leave?.

There was a clear time limit in the game, so I had to go out into the plains and beat them up, shedding blood and tears..

Of course, there is no time limit here..

Moreover, this side has the overwhelming advantage of castle walls and water-based weapons..

Why should I give up the home ground advantage and match your numbers??

I lifted the binoculars and looked at them. In the rising cloud of dust, four huge white werewolves were seen, and a werewolf with a silver red mane sitting on a chair between them..

Luna Red.

The Wolf King made eye contact with me, smiled cruelly, and pointed a finger at me..

As if telling me to come out here.

my eyebrows twitched.

‘That bastard?’

Eventually, Luna Red became invisible due to the thick cloud of dust raised by the werewolves stamping their feet..

I gritted my teeth and put the telescope away..

‘Even if I die soon, I won’t leave, you bastards.!’

I'll wait for days and months! You guys come in!

***

night has come.

thud! thud! thud!

Those damn wolves aren't really moving forward an inch, they just keep stomping their feet..

Werewolf cubs receive a buff when exposed to moonlight, so I thought they might not move at night..

Not at all. Their faces became lively in the moonlight, and they still didn't move. What are you doing, Shiburel?!

I guess that's because they have incredible natural healing power and their recovery increases when exposed to moonlight. Even after staying up all night, the werewolves still look fresh..

On the other hand, our soldiers on the walls were already exhausted..

Well, it's worth it. The wolves keep stomping their feet as if they're going to attack at any moment, creating tension on this side, but they're not attacking at any moment..

I was in a battle-ready state for over half a day, consuming my mental strength and stamina..

The condition of our soldiers had noticeably worsened..

“This is my first time seeing monsters moving like this.…….”

“That's right. I always attacked at the shortest distance and as quickly as possible. I can't believe you're wasting time and wasting our stamina..”

Lucas, who agreed with me, narrowed his eyes and added,.

“It feels like we are at war with humans..”

“…….”

I kept my mouth shut. Goosebumps belatedly spread down my spine..

In any case, it was impossible to let the soldiers suffer all night..

I divided the soldiers into two units and instructed them to take turns resting..

The same goes for hero party members. I told them to spread out and sleep until I called them..

It is the most important strength, so you must maintain your stamina..

While watching my colleagues taking a nap in the temporary lodgings or squatting down to rest on the castle walls, I leaned back on my chair and continued to glare at the enemy lines..

thud! thud! thud!

Werewolves stamping their feet in an orderly manner under the moonlight.

How long are you going to keep doing this??

Is your goal to stop us and kill us? Or do you really want us to let our guard down and come out and attack you guys??

‘What on earth are you thinking, Lunared?……!’

***

……The night passes, dawn breaks. Beyond the morning.

It was afternoon again. A full day has passed since they first showed up..

Citizens began to tremble with anxiety in an unprecedented situation in which monsters were not exterminated for more than a day..

This is because the defensive battles fought in the city never lasted longer than a day, no matter what happens..

Plus, he's been stamping his feet and making noise all day long..

Citizens were anxious, and many inquiries were made as to whether they could take refuge in shelters like during the last defensive battle..

The shelter built outside the city's northern wall is equipped with several emergency facilities, so it may be more advantageous for survival in case of emergency..

I announced that citizens who wanted to could go to shelter..

Then, more than half of the citizens packed their bags and went into shelter. Well, safety first..

thud! thud! thud!

The crazy wolves are still stamping their feet, kicking up dust, and the soldiers on the castle walls have now managed to adapt to the situation..

The soldiers took turns returning to the barracks to rest..

In the process, we went to the blacksmith to drop off equipment that needed repairs, and the heroes disappeared one by one under the castle walls to do their own business..

got loose.

got loose.

But you can't blame the soldiers and heroes.

What can we do since those damn wolves show no signs of attacking?.

Rather than staying tense and collapsing from exhaustion when they attack, it would be more efficient to relax and rest and then fight back when they come..

“majesty. I will take care of the critically ill patients at the temple..”

“Oh, me too. I'll stop by the alchemy workshop and take a quick look at the shelter situation before returning..”

Margerita and Lily came to me and said: I nodded willingly..

The five-person party consisting of these two and three auxiliary heroes is the last of the reserve units..

Even if the wolves start marching again, they can join the castle wall even if it's a little late..

And these two people used to be in charge of building and managing the shelter..

Now that residents are staying in shelters longer than expected, you will want to see the situation..

“Come and do some business. If something happens, I'll shoot a flare, so join right away..”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“I'll be back! Cheer up everyone!!”

Five people from Margerita and Lily's party disappeared under the castle walls..

I looked at the other soldiers and heroes walking up and down the castle walls, and then yawned long..

“It's sagging, this thing…….”

***

The sun began to set beyond the east. It's almost night.

This time, when I looked at the western sky on the other side, I saw a round moon rising..

full moon.

It's full moon.

“…….”

thud! thud! thud!

Is it an illusion? As the full moon rose, the sound of the wolves stamping their feet seemed to get stronger..

And followed by,

Aww!

Oooooh-!

Suddenly, they all turned their mouths toward the sky and started howling..

The howls of hundreds of werewolves filled the wide plain..

The soldiers on the castle wall who had been dozing off woke up in shock..

I swallowed dry saliva..

‘It wasn't Niigawa, but it could have been waiting for the full moon.?’

Werewolves basically receive buffs from moonlight, and the effect is maximized on full moon nights..

If we say that they wasted time waiting for the full moon to rise, that would explain their antics yesterday..

I guess they were waiting to receive as strong a buff as possible..

‘under!’

I snorted because it was funny..

Whether it is the day before the full moon or on the day of the full moon, no matter how powerful the buff you receive, you are not invincible..

At best, it just gets a little faster and a little more ferocious..

Being torn apart in the crossfire from this side is the same..

‘Stop the damn thing and come quickly! I'll beat you all to death!’

I lifted the telescope and looked at their camp. Since I couldn't look after the sun had set, I was trying to take one last look..

“Tsk.”

But the dust cloud they raised by stamping their feet was so thick that I couldn't see anything..

In particular, Luna Red has not been spotted since, except for being seen once at the beginning..

As if he had slipped out of his own camp.…….

“……?”

At that moment, I got goosebumps.

widely!

I threw the telescope on the floor and placed my hand on my forehead. Wait, wait a minute.

Why do they stomp their feet and howl loudly??

I thought it was to make our soldiers nervous and exhaust them. But if not?

‘If you want to draw attention to yourself?’

Why did they try to draw attention to themselves? Of course, it's to hide 'something else'..

What were they trying to hide?

‘Seongdonggyeokseo (聲東擊西)).’

Divide the enemy's gaze and hit the other side - the most basic of the basics of strategy came to mind..

What if they had dispatched a detachment while their main force was noisily attracting attention, hidden behind night sounds and clouds of dust??

‘But where are they sending their special forces? Anyway, the monsters only attack the southern wall of Crossroads.…….’

Without even thinking, I opened my eyes..

Because it was only then that I realized that there was a gap in my thinking..

‘Why was I assuming they would only attack the 'south wall' of Crossroads??’

In front of the southern wall of the Crossroads is a plain area..

On the other hand, the area in front of the eastern and western walls is a swampy area, and the area around the northern wall is a rugged hillside area..

Due to these geographical features and the problem of distance from the Lake Kingdom dungeon, monsters that want to kill humans at the shortest distance have always attacked the southern wall..

The same goes for games. In the first place, the game doesn't even manage the northeast and west walls..

Defensive battles are fought only on the southern wall..

But this is reality.

And if the werewolf is extremely cunning, there is a good chance that it will attack by bypassing the swamp, crossing the mountain, and attacking another weakly defended castle wall.……!

“……wait for a sec.”

And then it occurred to me.

shelter.

The place was built in preparation for the advance of Jormungand... … outside the northern wall.

If the werewolf army really dispatched a separate force.

And if their detachment comes to the shelter,-

“Holy fuck.”

I'm not sure. But I had a feeling.

I shouted urgently..

“Strengthen the perimeter at the East Gate, West Gate, and North Gate! Put a wave in the shelter outside the north gate!”

“yes?”

I shouted at Lucas, who asked in surprise..

“Tell everyone to come inside the walls! hurry-!”

***

Northeast of Crossroads. shelter.

“Why are these monsters taking so much time, Lily??”

Lily smiled and answered an anxious citizen..

“Do not worry. Our army will soon wipe them out anyway. You can stay here one more day..”

“How can I be so anxious? I've been living here for 20 years, and this is the first time I've seen monsters that waste time like that.?”

“haha. What kind of person is our lord? You've defeated all the more monsters, right? It will be the same this time too.”

“I believe in our lord, but…….”

Lily smiled at the groaning citizens and finished repairing the broken alchemy water purification facility..

Over there, Margerita was taking care of sick citizens..

As the standoff with the monster army continued to prolong, unlike usual, an ominous atmosphere took over the refuge..

The monsters' stomping and howling echoed vaguely up to here..

‘……It will be fine. let me do my thing.’

Lily, suppressing the rising anxiety and wiping the sweat from her forehead, raised her head to see if there were any other facilities to fix it..

It was then.

“Ahhhh!”

“Wow!”

The guard's screams rang out harshly..

Lily looked over there with the surprised people.-

《what.》

A giant werewolf with a silver-red mane was laughing cruelly, holding the corpse of a guard torn in two..

《Everything delicious is here~?》